Indicate the presence of lead drinking water pipes
If you as a water supply company or installation company use drinking water pipes made of lead or have knowledge of this, you must report this to the public health department.
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Basic information
If you are the operator of a water supply system and discover lead drinking water pipes in your system, you are obliged to report this to the responsible health authority immediately.
This also applies if you are an installation company and come across lead drinking water pipes during your work. Timely reporting is crucial to ensure drinking water quality and minimize health risks. The aim is to remove or shut down all lead drinking water pipes by a certain date in order to protect the health of users.
Requirements
- They have discovered lead drinking water pipes.
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Procedure
- You have discovered lead drinking water pipes.
- You report the presence and location of lead drinking water pipes to your local health authority.
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Necessary Documents
- Please contact the responsible office.
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Fees / Costs
Please contact the responsible office.
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Please contact the responsible office.
How long does it take to process
Please contact the responsible office.
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Legal Bases
- § 37 Gesetz zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten beim Menschen (Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG)
- § 38 Gesetz zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten beim Menschen (Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG)
- § 17 (6) Verordnung über die Qualität von Wasser für den menschlichen Gebrauch (Trinkwasserverordnung - TrinkwV)
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 29.05.2026